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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-06-24
The Era of Millionaires.

Millionaires are as thick as hops.
There are hundreds of them in New
\ ork of whom the general public never
heard There are half ahundred, worth
from two to five millions each. of whom
the general public know nothing, and at
least score whose individual wealth
may be reasonably estimated anywhere
from 5 =. 900, 600 TO $50, 900. 900. con-
corning Inom the ordinary citizenis ab-
soluteiy ignorant. Yet they are men OF
affairs, men whose transactions affect
commercial relations that belt the globe;
whose business conduct has something
to do with every industry in which me-
chanics, oil, light, and fuel are factors.
1t used to be said throughout New Eng
land, 1.-THE young men go to New York
to seek fortune Now it is said 'the
men If the country, from the golden
shores OF California and the snow-clad
hills Of the Sierra Nevada range, from
the cattle kings of the great middle
lands to the coal barons and the petro-
leum princes of the Middle States, go to
New York TO spend their fortunes"
And they do extraordinary things. On
the one hand we find a man presenting
near relative with a residence AMI fixtutes
that cost IN cash $3.50, 900. We hear of
mans laying upon the pillow of his
sisters new born baby 100000 IN
United States bonds as birthday gift,
and again a coal-oil Johnny rolling, like
scroll together, tangible evidence Of
81, 600, 900, in heavy interest bearing
bonds, and tossing them into the lap Of
a female friend. We are told Of a mod
est millionaire calling on his pastor on 4
bright New Years morning and handing
him a check drawn to bearer for the
princely sum Of 500, 900 to be dis
tributcd according to the clergyman's
idea among the poor and needy. In this
great city where one family wealth ag
gregates $500. coo, 900; where n man,
struck with a quick flash from eternity,
dies. is buried, and leaves to be dis
tributed among his soIrowing heirs the
extraordinary accumulation of $3.50, O0O,-
coo: in this city, where men, who have
lived here less than five years, are known
BY their associates and by them alone,
for the general public hasn't h therto
been taken into their confidence, TO be
worth, man after man, SIS, 0Oo,O
$40, 0U0. 900, $50. 600, 600, Is it strange
that public interest Is awakened and
general curiosity excited to know, first
how these men got these almost fabulous
amounts Of money, and second, what
they do with it.-Nep York W0rlL.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-06-24
to cut tlle erOs.ing. and for the enripee,

to cut the crossing, and for the enginee,
to go ahead little way"
jim, patronizingly observed the
man who hadn't yet spoken; you're a
tirst-class eanvasser, but when YOU gel,
into subject like this you're away off
Pull out. Back up Cut crossingl o,
pshawl Its as plain as DAYLIGHT that
the play Is for the engineer to kick the
tram over into the next track"
May be YOU fellows think 1 amt got
scare ly any sensel' nquiringiy re
ma ked the Plug hat man. Il say he
wants 10 have the train backed up
And If any one wants to tell me I'm
wall-eyed lot. he eeedlt insinuate;
l m right here, the first man who had
sp ken said warmly as he owered on
the Others. 81 say those signals mean to
pull out. -
And maybe some one wants to tell
me I'm liar when 1 say they mean cut
the c,ossing," hotly retortcd the check
suit man.
The tiagmaE, attracted by the excited
remarks, sauntered up, and on catching
sight Of him ali four appealed to him to
referee the question. lie looked up in
the direction of the gesticulating man,
and as an expression of disgust mantled
his features he remarked:
Him. Wy that FOOLS Just a firth
with one Of the chambe maids in the St
James. He
But they heard no more. Each moved
OIL in diifereht direction. and from that
hour they were sworn enemies.-RiHrly
Nsiss.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-06-24
A Great Sea on Fire.

The shores OF the Caspian abound in
naphtha springs extending for miles
under the sea, the imprisoned gases OF
this volatile substance often escaping
from assures in its bed and bubbling up
in large volumes to the surface. This cir
cumstance has given rise 10 the prcctice
Of ''setting the sea on fire, which is thus
described by traveller:
"iliring a steam barge, we put out to
sea, and, after lengthy search, found at
last suitable spot Our boat having
moved round 10 windwari sailor threw
a bundle of burning flax into the sea,
when floods of light dispellcd the sur
rounding darkness. No fireworks, no
Examinations, are to be compared to the
sight that presented itself to our gaze.
II was as though the sea trembled CON
vulsively amid thousands of shooting,
dancing tongues of fame of prodigious
size. Now they emerged from the water,
now they disappeared. At one time they
scared aloft and melted away; at another
a gust of wind divided them into bright
streaks of fame, the foaming, bubblng
pillows making music to the scene.
In compliance with the wishes of
some of the spectators our barge was
steered toward the flames. and passed
right through the midst OF them. some
what dangerous exper ment, as the barge
was employed in the transport of naph-
tina, and was pretty well saturated with
the fluid. However, we escaped with
out accident, and ga,ei for an hour
longer on the unwonted spectacle of a
sea on fire -
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-06-24
THE HOME DOCTOR


Oou
Don't wear thin socks or light-sole ed
shoes in cold or wet weather.
Don't catch cold. Catching a colo is
more preventable than IS generally sup
posed. a person in good physical CON
dition is not liable to colds, and will not
fail victim TO them unless he is grossly
careless. Keep the feet warm and dry,
the head cool, the bowels and chest well
protected avoid exposure with an empty
stomach; take care not TO cool off 100
rapidly when heated; keep out of
draughts; wear fannels, and. with The
exercise of little common sense in vari-
Gus emergencies, colds will be rare. II
colds were q penal oIense we should
soon ind way TO prevent ITEM
Don't forget personal cleanliness, but
use the bath with moderation and in ac-
cordance with your general health. The
daily cold bath is right enough with the
rugged, but it is great tax upon the
vitality Of persons not in the best of
health, and should be abandoned if
the results are not found to be favorable.
and the tepid water used instead Zach
man in these things should be Judge
for himself. That which is excellent r
one is often hurtful for another.
Don't have much confidence in the
curative nature of drugs. Remember
that DR.. Good Habits Dr. Diet and Dr.
Exercise ere the b-st doctors in the
world. - Youths C0mpani0a.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-06-24
PITH AND POINT.

Head-w0rk- Bonncts.
How to get ahead Go to bed tight
Pu-k.
People who want the earth do not cry
to have it blown into their face by wind
in dry time Boston Gi0ic.
1T is the rent question that demands
better home rule, as Bagley remarked
when he pinned up the back Of his vest.
-Judge.
A correspondent asks; rs it wrong to
chea, lawyer" First cheat the law-
yer and we viii answer the conundrum.
-Prociiuce TetgrYi
The doctor chucLled in wild glee,
With mirth almost exploded;
The deadly min-e pie come said he
And folks don't knt y Its loaded
-G91Gdifs SIM
We are given, by an agricultural ex-
change, picture entitled: "a Device
for Feeding Hogs Every cheap res
taurant in New York should have one
Puck.
A child who was sitting in the sun was
admonished 10y her mother: my dear,
come out Of the sur. mo, mother. ="
said the little girl, with emphasis, Il
got here first"
/ That the oyster is nutritious,
quite eSquisitely delicious,
Is a statement that can never be denied;
But he suddenly grows vicious
Toward your stomach quite malicious
When hes fried
-HerchGRt Trdreier.
Perhaps, if the Yale students are
really tired Of the old-fasioned religion
that is preached to them at the college,
the faculty might delegate few of tn,
young men to get up a new one. with
eight oars and coxswain in it Ciieago
AeirS.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-06-24
The Curse Of China.

The growers Of opium in India are
muchcd alarmed over the rapid decrease
in their exports to China The poppy
fields of tie l'lowery Kingdom are driv-
inc the foreign product from the market.
There Is a law in China forbidd NJ opium
raisin0 but it has been 4 dead letter
ever since England, simply because she
WAS deriving an annual income Of
81 900 600 from the tax on Indian opium,
forced China to reopen her market to
the drug.
Opium growing for several years past
has been rapidly increasing in China.
About one-thrd of the cultivated land
in Yunnan is now devoted TO poppy rails
inc Travellers describe the valley of
Southwestern China as white with poppy
blossoms. China IS now raising about
two thirds Of all the opium she consumes.
Other foreign opium also Is coming into
competition with the Indian product
The Mozambique Opium Company is
nutting 80. 900 acres Of land in the lower
Zambesi valley into opium, and the
African product is already selling in the
shanghai market.
Meanwhile the curse If opium smoking
weighs more heavily every year upon the
people of China. One-ffth OF thu popr-
iati0n OF Pekin and Ticntsin are Opium
smoker 1t is sid Tat 800 of the
attaches of the imperial palace are
victims of the terrible habit in spite OF
the fact that the Chinese Government
discourages the prari.ce- There are a
number of NATIVE dnti-opium 'ocietle''
which are doing a work in China lmilar
to that q our temperance unions mere
The Government has also eStatlished a
large numbe of refugs, where lctiuls
of the opium habit may 90 for treatment
SedativeS, stimulants, and tones ar at
ministered to cure them of the wee r.
Ne,o York SIN.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-06-24
A Cure for pinhtherin.

r. Munich, proprietor of drug estab
/ lishment in Ieipsig, SSznay. publ she:
in the Pa,frmaeid, a medical paper. a
remedy for diphtheria which has had
surprising success. He urgently presses
all physicians TO try it for the benefit of
all patients suffering from the disease,
and also requests the press to publish it.
He ssys
My little daughter, seven years of
age, has had diphtheria twice within
some weeks, with severe fever, about
l0j degrees. We gave with great sue
cess rectiied oil Of turpentine (oleum
terebinth no re -tiicatuml. Dose. one
teaspoonful in the morning and the same
at evening. Adults should take one
tablespoonful Afterward drink a lit C
lukewarm milk to allay the burning in
the throat. For children the second
dose can be mixed with milk, which will
render it easier to take. The result is
really marvellous. The inflammation of
the abnormal diphtheric spots in the
throat grow lighter at the edges. and in
this way they gradually shrink until in
tweuty-four hours they disappear en-
tirely, leaving no sign. To quiet the in
TANNED tonsils the throat was g4rsled
at first every two hours, and then every
three hours, With the following glrgle:
One ounce chlorate Of potash to forty
ounces distilled water. reIgedy has
been used with perfect salts action both
by adults and children, not one case end
ing fatally"
The Milwaukee T0lksJt1tg quoted this
remedy from the German paper, ard
received letter from a sub
scriber in Mitchell County, Iowa, saying
that "a child in the JSriters family was
attacked BY diphthefia. treated by local
physicians and died; then four members
Of the same family were similarly at
tackled. treated by this remedy, and,
am happy to tell you. all recovered"
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-06-24
RniIrnnd SIGNALS.

There were four of them and they
were firm friends. They were standing
near the fiagman's shanty at the Tenth
street crossing, when one of them caught
sight of a brakeman who was going
through various contortions on the top
OF box car half way down the yard.
wonder i the engineers asleep. He
don't seem to see that fellow signaling
him to pull out, - remarked the party
who had fist noticed the mans mo-
tons.
The Others looked.
sPull out. > caustically responded one
who wore plug hat. Guess you don't
know much about railrOading. Those
motions mean to back up
Before the other could frame an an
swer sufficiently ironical TO suit his
friends evident lack of mental strength,
the man with the checked suit spoke
up:
tired That signal means that he wants
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-06-24
NeYada's Salt Fields.

The abundance of the salt formation
in Nevada is illustrated by the fact that
in Lincoln County there is dep osit of
pure rock salt which is exposed for q
length of two miles. width Of half a
mile, and Is OF unknown depth in places
canons are cut through it To a depth Of
sixty feet. and not only has the deposit
been traced on the surface for a distance
of nine miles, but It is so solid in places
as to require blast NJ Ike rock. aRd so
pure ami transparent that print can be
read Though blocks of it some inches
thick In hui chill County there Is said
to b deposit Of rock salt some fourteen
test in depth, free from any particle OF
8reign substance, and which can be
cuarried at the rate of five tons day to
the man. What is know az the great
Humboldt salt field is e-tinaied 10 be
some fifteen miles long by SIX wide Ac-
cordihg to the description, when the
summer heats have evaporated the sur
face water. salt to the depth Of several
inches may be scraped up, and under
meath there is q stratum of rock salt Of
the purest description, and Of depth
unknown
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-06-24
How Coreans Wear Their Hair.

A letter from Corea to the New York
Post says: If there IS any feature which
points to the common origin of the
Chinese, the Coreans. the Japanese, and
onr own North American Indians, it is
not the one usually pointed out-the
high cheekbones-so much as their long,
straight. black hair. The Coreans here,
too, are midway between the Japs and
Chinese in the way Of wearing the hair.
The japanese have their hair cut short
not so short as we Americans perhaps,
but still they do not wear the cue The
Chinese, as IS well known. shave all the
he-i except the cue.lock, and weir that
a long as II will grow in braid down
the back. By the way. has any one
pointed out the fact that the North
American Indians shave all but the scalp
lock, and that this may point to a con-
nection in origin between them and
the CelestialsN The Corean neither cuts
nor SLAVES off his hair, but wears all his
heavy, black, straight locks in braid
down his back until he is engaged to be
married and then it is dressed into a
knot which looks like little horn on
the top of the head, while around the
head hsir cap with no crown is pressed
down over the forehead. The last is 3
painful affair at first, and when it is re-
moved for the purpose of dressing the
hair L leaves permanent crease an
eighth of an inch in depth. The pain
st lirst must be extreme, but they say
that all feeling Of Inconvenience Is sooa
lost.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-06-24
THE DEATH OF TIE YEAR

A cloud came out of the golden west
A bell rang over the silent air:
The sun-god hurried away to rest.
Flushing with kisses each cloud he prest,
Aud, OH but the day was fair.
show brightly the year gees out. = thew saie,
The glow Of the sunset fingers long.
Knowing the year will be over and dead.
Its sad hours over-its feet hours eed-
With service of even-song.n
''How sadly the year came in they said.
listened and wondered in dusk OF night
To me no year that might come instead
OF the old friend numbered among the dea
Could ever be half 50 bright.
The san-kissed clouds grew pale and gray.
The bells hung silent in high mid-air.
Waiting TO ring the year away
In strains that were ever too glad and CAV
For meas listened there
Oh, hearts, that beat in million breasts.
Oh, lips! that utter the same old phrase,
wonder that never a sorrow rests
In words you utter to friends and guests
In the new years strange new days.
Is it just the same as it used to be!
Have new years only a gladder soundi
For ever and always it seems TO me
That no new face can be sweet TO see
As the old ones we have found.
There is no cloud in the darkened west,
The bell is silent in misty air,
The year has gone TO its last long rest
And I, who loved and who knew it best,
Shall meet it-God knows where,
Al the Year Round.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-06-24
Beeeher on Gladstone.

Rev. Henry Ward Beecher heard ex.
Premier dladstone speak at Liverpool,
and writes his impressions of the great
English leader for the New York World
as follows:
Taking the address as a whole, and
comparing it with the elaborate efforts Of
such an American as Daniel Webster, OF
with some Of the old Greek orators. i.
could scarcely be said 20 have the form
and finish that applies to many of the
masterpieces of eloquencc. Judging OF
its effect on myself, stranger, for.
eigner, one not well versed in the details
which he discussed, l found myself,
nevertheless, glowing with the sympathy
OF the audience and IN full admiration Of
this remarkable man. VIII teyer may be
the issue OF the great question upon
which he has expended his genius. which
he regards as his last great LIES work
the emancipation of Irelan1-there can
be no doubt that Gladstone is pre-emi-
nently the central figure in the politics OF
Great Britain. and that he asj is or has
been leading figure IN the afTajrs of all
Europe.
His versatility is proverbial. His
knowledge OF classical languages and of
modern languages, which is not SO pro
found or so minute as that of many other
men Is, nevertheless. remarkable. There
are few subjects which int est hink ng
men to day about whichhe cannot wisely
and instructively discourse. His memory
is something prodigions. His command
of material very strik ny; his accuracy
-. H.
one as n far-seeing and compreh nsive
statesman, void OF the arts of politicians,
in deep earnest and with strolg moral
convictions
Mr. Gladstone seems to be man,
should say, of about five feet ten inches
in height lie is active, supple and
erect; capable OF enduring great fatigue,
quite elastic in spirits, genial and social.
His head is said to be q Websterian head,
but in nv Judgment ii will hardly Tear
that comparison he lines upon his
face are strong; his features are large,
and, being nearly bald, the impression
of the height Of his foreheap is apt to be
exaggerated. A strong nose, a mouth
fine. but very firm. the chin only moder-
ately full. Altogether a striking head
and physiognomy.
met him subsequently at his own
dwelling IN London ut a breakfast. He
was very simple and unpretentious in
his manner; grave and very dieniiei.
yet familiar cannot say that he Is a
good conversationalist, but he is an ex-
cellent talker. Although there were
several gentleman present, pretty much
all the discourse fell from his lips.
Mr.. Gladstone has not escaped very
bitter detraction. The hatred Of him
on some sides is intense and even malig-
nant. Even his personal morality has
not escaped virulent criticism. 1t is
probable that no statesman for the last
hundred years has been subjected to
greater abuse and vindictive misrepre-
sensations. To me he seemed like a
great man seeking great ends and by
very noble measures and from pure
motives. Whatever may be the outcome
of the present struggle, think It beyond
all controversy that when the rights of
Ireland are acknowl' dyed and estab-
lished all men will see that the redeem
ing measures must be traced back to the
wisdom of William t. Gladstone.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-06-24

Ina clinical lecture al the College Of
Physicians and Surgeons, Dr.. Henry J.
Re u0ids called sftonti9n 10 the peculiar
cEse # a c0i1Tcd bog in the city whose
skin is Gradually turning white such
r. Is are rare, the doctor said. but this
ease was especially peculiar in that,
while the father and mother Of the boy
WaTr botn negroes. The mother and SIX
u the txelve children we're also spotted.
one Of the remaining children Ind white
hair over fari Of his scalp, while the
other Eve Eere all black. The changes
in All the spotted members Of the family
began while they were stiil young. The
diaease which causes this change was
known as viii.igo and was probably due
% aa impaiicd function Of the nerves
that presided over the nutrition Of the
pat. hieh prodaoed an imperfect sup
riT OF distribution Of tie pigment OF
ceioring matter II the skin. The family
are AZ etherEise healthy. - CAicago Ae,ra
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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-06-24
The Same old Rock.

There once lived in a neighboring
town a well-to do Irishman who kept a
grocery store. He varied his business
by purchasing lint cotton. In packing
and baling this cotton on one occasion
he made bold to include a grindstone.
The bale was forwarded to Charleston,
where it was sod and part of the pro-
ceeds used to purchase a hogshead of
sugar. 1t so happened that the man
from whom the sugar was ordered was
the purchaser of the mixed packed
bale. Probing around with his cotton
gimlet, he found the grindstone, and at
once proceeded to bury it in the hogs
head of sugar In due tine it was re-
turned to the grocer Months after
ward, while the grocers son, who was
also his clerk, was scooping sugar ont of
the hogshead, he struck something hard.
Uncovering it, he found a grindstone,
and called his fathers attention to it.
Faith, It's the same old rockl' the
old man excla med "Remimber, Moike,
honesty's the Dist policy. "-AtlaHtd Con-
stituti0R.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-06-24
Ruffnnless

Snow, as an instance or the useless.
ness OF some requirements of fashion, u
remarked Bill Jones to a crowd at
Thompson's grocery, lust look at the
two buttons on the back Of mans coat.
OF what use are theyln
very true, replied Dick Smith,
''but think people are becoming more
sensible by degrees. Only day / saw
coat which had no buttons at all. "
"What! not even down the frontln
mot button"
'Was it tin,shedq"
''Yes, finished and in use"
''What kind of coat was itl'
ga coat Of pal IT, It'd Bits.